Sarasota Man Seriously Injured in Tuttle Avenue Crash

SARASOTA, FL — A 27-year-old Sarasota man was hospitalized with serious injuries following a single-vehicle crash on Tuttle Avenue Monday morning.

According to the Florida Highway Patrol, Johan Fernando was heading south on Tuttle Avenue in the right lane around 2:50 a.m. Nov. 14. As Fernando's Honda Accord approached the roundabout intersection with Siesta Drive, troopers say he was traveling “at an extremely high rate of speed.”

Fernando attempted to negotiate the right curve at the entrance to the roundabout, but failed to do so, a highway patrol report said. As a result, his Honda rotated clockwise, left the road and struck a large tree. Fernando’s vehicle was split in two, the report said.

Fernando was ultimately thrown from the vehicle through its “driver’s side door, which was torn open.”

Fernando was taken to Sarasota Memorial Hospital with serious injuries, the report said. He faces a citation for failing to maintain a single lane.

No further information is being released at this time.

Photo courtesy of the Florida Highway Patrol